Side-delivery buncher for mowers.



No. 825,827. PATENTED JULY 10, 19.06.- N. G. HANNA.

SIDE DELIVERY BUNGHER FOR MOWERS.

APPLIOATIOH FILED JUNE 16, 1903.

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IINITEI) STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NELSON e. HANNA, OF KOKOMO, INDIANA, Ass eNoR or THREE-EIGHTHS TO VIRGILH. LooKWooD, or INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1906.

Application filed June 15, 1903. Serial No- 161,515.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NELSON G. HANNA, of Kokomo, county-0f Howard, andState of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Side-DeliveringBuncher for Mowers; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer to like parts.

The object of this invention is to provide a convenient rake attachmentfor mowing-machines for bunching clover, peas, flax, or other grain,grass, or the like material.

This invention is an improvement on what is shown in my formerapplication, filed June 2, 1902, Serial No. 109,848, for side-deliverybunchers.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the inner part of amowing-machine with my rake attachment in place, parts of themowing-machine being broken away and parts omitted and showing theposition of the rake on its return movement in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, showing the position of the rakeduring the discharge of the bunch in dotted lines.

In detail is the inner transporting or driving wheel of themowing-machine, 11 the axle, and 12 the frame, secured on the axle. 13is a cutter-bar, and 14 aplatform. These parts of the mechanism are old,and their ex act construction is immaterial so far as this invention isconcerned and are shown herein merely to illustrate my invention.

The platform, as shown here, drags behind the cutter-bar and isconnected therewith by links 15. It has an upwardly-extending rim 16 onthe side thereof next to the standing grain or grass to prevent any ofthe cut material from escaping from the wrong side of the platform.

In the first place a supplemental hub 23 is secured centrally to theside of the transporting-wheel. This supplemental hub has a plate 20clamped to the spokes of the wheel by staples 21 and suitable nuts. Onsaid supplemental hub and preferably integral therewith there is abevel-gear 22, concentric with the axis of the transporting-wheel. Thesupplemental hub extends conically outward I from said bevel-gear, andit and said gear rotate with the transporting-wheel. A rake= frame Ismounted stationary on said supplemental hub, said rake-frame consistingin the form herein shown of a bracket 25 and a post I U-shaped, with oneend perforated and fitting over a rounded reduced portion of the hub, sothat the supplemental hub can turn in the frame freely. Said bracket isheld on the hub by a washer and a nut 26.

The other end of the bracket 25 carries a vertical post 27, that extendsabove the driving-wheel 10, and is held in place at its upper end by abrace 28, that is secured to the frame of the machine. Said brace ispreferably Y- shaped, so as to prevent the post 27 from having movementor play.

Between the two sides, the top and bottom of the bracket 25, I mount abevel-gear 30 in a horizontal position, so as to mesh with thebevel-gear 22 on the driving-Wheel. Said gear 30 is mounted on ashaft31, that extends through and above, the upper side of the bracket 25 andcarries on its upper end a crank-arm 32, that extends horizontally andrevolves as the gear 30 is actuated. The l outer end of this crank-arm32 carries a vertically-movable post 33, the lower portion of which issquared, preferably, and moves the crank-arm 32 and has a shoulder, asseen in Fig. 1, to prevent its downward escape, and the upper portion isround or rod-like. In the lower end of the post 33 a caster or roller 34is carried that travels around on a horizontal plate or track 35, thatis secured 25. This plate has a cam 36, that extends upabout said track.

A rake 38 is mounted on the end of a bar 39 and a brace 40, and the bar39 is pivoted in the outer end of a horizontal bar 41, which carries therake. Said bar 41 is pivoted at its inner end to the post 27 and isoscillated and moved by the post 33 and crank-arm 32 and gear 30. Asseen in Fig. 2, the rakesupporting bar 41 is provided with alongitudinal slot 43, that at one point bends inward around a point orshoulder 44 for the purpose of enabling the crank-arm 32 and loosel r uand down in a similar 0 enin in 27. The bracket 25 is a castingsubstantially I stationary on the upper side of the bracket ward forelevating the post 33 as it travels post 33 to throw the rake fartheraround to the rear and to discharge the bundle without lengthening thecrank-arm 32 so that it will ment carries the'rake from the positionshown in Fig. 1 to the dotted-line position shown in Fig. 2, and duringthat movement of the rake the upper end of the post 33 will travel fromthe outer end of the slot 43 to the :middle of the bend in said slot,when the post 33 will be then bearing against the projection 44 in thebar 11, so as to throw the rake far such return movement the post 33rides on the cam, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 1,

and lifts the rake over the bunch that is being formed to a position infront of it, when the post rides down off the cam and permits the raketo move down upon the platform in front of the bunch, and then it isswept again rearward.

The rake is strengthened or reinforced by a bar 50, pivoted at its lowerend to the bar and extending loosely through a slot 51 in the bar 11some distance from the end thereof. The slot 51 is narrow, and the bar41 is comparatively thick, so that the bar will be held from muchforward or rearward movement and tend to strengthen the rake whilemoving the bunch of clover or the like from the platform.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a mowing-machine having a transporting-wheel, ofa rake mechanism removably clamped to the side of said wheel.

2. The combination with a mowing-machine having a transporting-wheel, ofarake,

and means removably secured to the side of saidwheel that supports andactuates the rake.

3. The combination with a mowing-machine having a wheel and axle, of arake, means mounted at the end of the aXle for supporting the rake, andmeans removably secured to the side of said wheel for actuating therake.

1. The combination with a mowing-ma chine having two transporting-wheelsand a main framemounted between said wheels, of

'a rake mechanism removably secured to the outside of one of saidtransporting-wheels.

5. The combination with a mowing-machine having two transporting-wheelsand a main frame mounted between them, of a rake mechanism at theoutside of one of said transporting-wheels which is secured to, and themovable parts thereof actuated by said wheel.

6. The combination with a mowing-machine having two transporting-wheelsand a main frame mounted between them, of a rake, means secured to theoutside of one of said transporting-wheels and concentric with the axisof said wheel, and mechanism carried by said means that supports andactuates the ra (e.

7. The combination with a mowing-machine, of a rake mechanism.comprising a rake, mechanism for supporting and driving the rake, andmeans for carrying said mechanism that is removably secured to the sideof a transporting-wheel of the machine.

8. A rake mechanism for mowing-machines comprising a rake, means forsupporting and driving said rake, and means for removably securing saidrake supporting and driving means centrally to the side of atransporting-wheel.

9. A rake mechanism for mowing-machines comprising a rake -frame, meansadapted to be secured centrally to the side of a transporting-wheel ofthe mowing-machine for supporting said rake-frame, means for preventingthe rotation of the rake-frame, a rake mounted in connection with saidframe, and means driven by the transporting-wheel for operating therake.

10. A rake mechanism for mowing-machines comprising a supplementary hubadapted to be secured centrally to the side of a transporting-wheel torotate therewith, a rake-frame mounted on said hub so that it may notrotate with the hub, means to prevent the rotation of said hub, a rakemounted in connection with said frame, and means driven by the rotationof the hub for operating the rake.

11. A rake mechanism for mowing-machines comprising a supplementary hubadapted to be secured centrally to one side of a transporting-wheel torotate therewith, a rake-frame mounted on said hub, means toprevent therotation of said frame with the hub, a rake mounted in connection withsaid frame, a gear secured on said hub, and means for transmitting powerfrom the gear to the rake for operating the same.

12. A rake mechanism for mowing-machines comprising a supplementary hub,means for securing said hub centrally to the side of atransporting-wheel of the machine, a bevel-gear secured on said hub, aframe mounted on said hub, means to prevent the rotation of said frame,a bevel-gear mounted on said frame at a right angle to the bevelgear onthe hub and meshing therewith, a shaft mounted in the frame and drivenby said bevel-gear, a rake pivoted to said frame, and means actuated bysaid shaft for operating the rake.

13. A rake mechanism for mowing-machines comprising a supplementary hub.adapted to be secured centrally to one side of a transportingwheel, aframe consisting of a bracket mounted on said hub, and a post secured tosaid bracket, braces for connecting said post with the frame of themachine for holding the post and bracket stationary.

14. A rake mechanism for mowing-machines comprising a supplementary hubadapted to be secured centrally to one side of a transporting-wheel, avertically-disposed bevel-gear on said hub, a frame mounted upon saidhub extending upward, means to maintain said frame in an uprightposition and keep it from rotation with the hub, a horizontally-disposedbevel-gear mounted in said frame so as to mesh with the bevel-gear onsaid hub, a shaft extendingupward from said bevel-gear, a rake-barpivoted on said frame and extending above said shaft and carrying therake, and means actuated by said shaft for'operating the rake.

15. In a rake mechanism for mowing-machines and the like, a rake, arake-supporting frame, a rake-bar carrying the rake that is fulcrumed atone end, a horizontally-disposed track secured to the frame below therakebar, means that travels on said track for operating the rake andthat is slidably connected with the rake-bar, and means for actuatingsaid traveling means.

16. In a rake mechanism for mowing-machines and the like, a rake, arake-supporting frame, a rake-bar carrying the rake, said rake-bar beingfulcrumed at one end and having a cam-slot therein, a vertical shaftwith an arm thereon, means in said arm that engages said rake-bar in theslot therein for causing the horizontal oscillation of the rakebar, ashoulder on said means for holding the rake-bar from engaging said arm,a horizontally-disposed track beneath the rake-bar with its surfaceformed to cause the vertical movement of the rake-bar.

17. In a rake mechanism for mowing-machines and the like, a rake, arake-supporting frame, a rake-bar carrying the rake that is fulcrumed atone end and that has a camslot therein, a horizontally-disposed tracksecured to the frame below the slotted portion of the rake-bar, a shaftconcentric with said track, an arm secured on said shaft and revolublethereby, and means carried on the end of said arm that travels on saidtrack and supports the rake-bar and extends loosely through the slot insaid rake-bar.

18. A rake mechanism for mowing-machines comprising a su plementary hubadapted to be secured to t e side of a transporting-wheel, a bevel-gearsecured on said hub, a frame mounted on said hub so as not to rotatetherewith, a shaft mounted in said frame, a bevel-gear on said shaftmeshing with the bevel-gear on the hub, a horizontally-disposed platesecured on said frame concentric with the shaft, the u per surface ofsaid plate being provided wit a track, a rake-bar pivotally mounted atits inner end a frame mounted .on said hub, means for holding said framestationary, a gear-wheel mounted horizontally in said frame, a gear-Wheel secured to the driving-shaft for meshing with said gear-wheel onthe frame, a shaft on which said horizontal gear-wheel is mounted, acrank-arm carried by said shaft, a vertically-movable post mounted onsaid crankarm, a track on which the lower end of said post rides duringits revolutions, said track being provided at one point with anelevation, a rake, and means for mounting said rake that is pivotallymounted at its inner end and is actuated by said revolving post.

20. The combination with a mowing-machine, of a rake mechanism includinga post, a horizontally-disposed bar pivoted at its inner end to thepost, a rake attached to the outer end of said bar, said bar having alongitudinal slot in it that is curved at one point, and ahorizontally-revolving crank with a pin extending upward through saidslot, so that the rake will be operated and moved rearward far enough todischarge the bunch Without lengthening the crank so that during itsrevolutions it will not interfere with the p 21. The combination with amowing-machine, of a rake-bar pivotally mounted at the end of the axleof the machine, means driven by the mowing-machine adapted to give saidbar a horizontal sweep in its rearward movement and to elevate it on itsreturn movement, and a rake mounted on the outer end of said rake-bar,the connection between the rake-bar and rake being such as to admitmovement of the rake independently of the rake-bar.

22. The combination with a mowing-machine, of a rake-bar pivotallymounted at the end next to the machine, means driven by themowing-machine adapted to give said bar a horizontal sweep in itsrearward movement and to elevate it on its return movement, a rakesuspended from the outer end of said bar so as to be capable of aswinging movement toward the machine, and a-bracebar pivotally connectedwith said rake, said rake-bar having a vertical slot in it through whichsaid brace-bar loosely extends.

In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presenceof the Witnesses herein named.

NELSON G. HANNA. Witnesses:

R. B. WEYER, A. B. KIRKPATRICK.

